Whenever I hear of a technological advancement that can make human beings more sedentary while using technology, I think of the Disney Pixar movie WALL-E.

In the film, human beings have made Earth uninhabitable and have retreated to space, where everyone is obese and stares at screens built into their motorized recliners that serve them food on command. They’re so absorbed by their screens that they do not even know what their surroundings are like.